{"id":1109,"date":"2025-03-04T10:11:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.zrsmaria-ing.be\/history-district-vietnam\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:03:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:03:14","slug":"history-district-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zrsmaria-ing.be\/en\/history-district-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"History district Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The rich history of our congregation<\/h1>\n

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In the district of Vietnam<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Sister Anna Thuy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 1969, 3 Vietnamese young people came into contact with our Congregation in Belgium and became Sisters of Mary of Ingelmunster. One of them, Sister Anna Thuy, visited her native country after 29 years of residence in Belgium and discovered the needs and living conditions of young people in present-day Vietnam.<\/p>\n

In the 1999 and 2003 general chapters, permission was given to establish a community in Vietnam to help young people find study opportunities and provide an opportunity for seeking young women in finding their vocation.<\/p>\n

Through remote contacts with the local clergy, regular visits and an indigenous congregation in Vietnam, the flame is kept awake.<\/p>\n

In 2007, two young people were admitted to the pre-novitiate.<\/p>\n

In the following years, the group of ‘Sisters of Mary’ continued to grow and build their own apostolate works such as two kindergartens and a consultation place for oriental medicine, with a special focus on the weak and poorest.<\/p>\n

In 2022, the request to incorporate and integrate the “Sisters of Mary” from Vietnam into the congregation of the “Sisters of Mary of Ingelmunster” was unanimously accepted by the general chapter.<\/p>\n